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9th February, 2013
Stories of virtual reality: The two-horned king and a Bangladeshi cabbie
“When you go on repeating stories of Arab racism, you are showing your own biases against the Arabs and that too is racism.”
“When you go on repeating stories of Arab racism, you are showing your own biases against the Arabs and that too is racism.”
26th November, 2012
Iran losing Arab sympathy for backing Assad: Hamas
Iran must reconsider its support for the Syrian regime if it does not want to alienate Arab public opinion, the deputy chief of the Iranian-backed Palestinian movement Hamas said on Monday.
Iran must reconsider its support for the Syrian regime if it does not want to alienate Arab public opinion, the deputy chief of the Iranian-backed Palestinian movement Hamas said on Monday.
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15th November, 2012
Open season
The Arabs are our friends who have always helped us in times of trouble, the least we can do for them is to break the law.
The Arabs are our friends who have always helped us in times of trouble, the least we can do for them is to break the law.
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15th September, 2012
Violent reaction: Supporting a gagging order
“Most of them had not seen the film but all were affected by it. This was their dilemma, they were Muslims and Americans.”
“Most of them had not seen the film but all were affected by it. This was their dilemma, they were Muslims and Americans.”
15th September, 2012
Obama vows to stand fast against anti-US violence
President Barack Obama vowed Friday to “stand fast” against anti-US violence in the Arab world, as he witnessed the return to US soil of the remains of four Americans killed in Libya.
President Barack Obama vowed Friday to “stand fast” against anti-US violence in the Arab world, as he witnessed the return to US soil of the remains of four Americans killed in Libya.
18th May, 2012
Legendary singer Warda dies in Cairo aged 72
Algerian singer Warda, whose powerful vocal range and patriotic songs earned her legendary status throughout the Arab world, died of a heart attack late on Thursday aged 72, her family said.
Algerian singer Warda, whose powerful vocal range and patriotic songs earned her legendary status throughout the Arab world, died of a heart attack late on Thursday aged 72, her family said.
14th May, 2012
Saudi FM tells Iran to keep out of Saudi-Bahrain affairs
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said Monday that Iran should keep out of the kingdom's relations with Shia-majority Bahrain, even if the two states decide to form a union.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said Monday that Iran should keep out of the kingdom's relations with Shia-majority Bahrain, even if the two states decide to form a union.
12th March, 2012
Fourteen killed in Iraq robbery, attacks
BAGHDAD: Attacks against al-Qaida’s favorite targets in Iraq killed 14 people Monday as insurgents struck security forces, a government office and jewelry stores, demonstrating a…
BAGHDAD: Attacks against al-Qaida’s favorite targets in Iraq killed 14 people Monday as insurgents struck security forces, a government office and jewelry stores, demonstrating a…
31st December, 2011
Free at last
Twenty-six-year-old Tunisian fruit vendor Mohammad Bouazizi could not have thought in his wildest imagination that his fiery act of protest would set off a democratic tsunami that would rock the Arab world and craft a new
Twenty-six-year-old Tunisian fruit vendor Mohammad Bouazizi could not have thought in his wildest imagination that his fiery act of protest would set off a democratic tsunami that would rock the Arab world and craft a new
27th November, 2011
Arab League agrees sweeping sanctions on Syria
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers and Turkey agreed a list of sweeping sanctions Sunday designed to cripple the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad who has…
CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers and Turkey agreed a list of sweeping sanctions Sunday designed to cripple the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad who has…
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29th October, 2011
Arabian futures
Our earliest memories as a child are the ones that ultimately shape who we are, and for me the memories of living in Saudi are…
Our earliest memories as a child are the ones that ultimately shape who we are, and for me the memories of living in Saudi are…
29th September, 2011
Era of one-man rule over in Arab world: UN envoy
BEIRUT: The era of one-man rule in Arab countries is drawing to a close and the change sweeping the region will take hold in Syria…
BEIRUT: The era of one-man rule in Arab countries is drawing to a close and the change sweeping the region will take hold in Syria…
7th September, 2011
Making sense of 9/11
Analysing evil is not easy, as terror makes no sense to the rational mind, but it'd be remembered.
Analysing evil is not easy, as terror makes no sense to the rational mind, but it'd be remembered.
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1st June, 2011
Shahrazad in the Capitol of Cool
G8 leaders were recently hard at work, trying to form consensus on the on-going conflicts and revolutions in the Middle East. Among the issues they…
G8 leaders were recently hard at work, trying to form consensus on the on-going conflicts and revolutions in the Middle East. Among the issues they…
26th May, 2011
Arab Spring, IMF row to preoccupy G8 leaders
DEAUVILLE: Leaders of the Group of Eight gather in France on Thursday to endorse aid to new Arab democracies, but wrangling among Western and developing…
DEAUVILLE: Leaders of the Group of Eight gather in France on Thursday to endorse aid to new Arab democracies, but wrangling among Western and developing…
24th May, 2011
Obama, Cameron pledge to keep up pressure on Libya
LONDON: The leaders of the United States and Britain pledged on Tuesday to keep up the pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi until he fully…
LONDON: The leaders of the United States and Britain pledged on Tuesday to keep up the pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi until he fully…
19th May, 2011
Obama seeks to recast ties with skeptical Arab world
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Thursday invoked the killing of Osama bin Laden as a chance to recast relations with the Arab world and said…
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Thursday invoked the killing of Osama bin Laden as a chance to recast relations with the Arab world and said…
12th May, 2011
Officials: Bin Laden eyed small cities as targets
WASHINGTON: Though hunted and in hiding, Osama bin Laden remained the driving force behind every recent al Qaeda terror plot, US officials say, citing his…
WASHINGTON: Though hunted and in hiding, Osama bin Laden remained the driving force behind every recent al Qaeda terror plot, US officials say, citing his…
4th May, 2011
World shares blame for ‘failure’ on bin Laden: Gilani
PARIS: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday that spy agencies around the world share the blame for his country’s failure to capture al…
PARIS: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday that spy agencies around the world share the blame for his country’s failure to capture al…
4th May, 2011
Pakistan alerted US about compound in 2009: Bashir
LONDON: Pakistan alerted the US to its suspicions about a compound where Osama bin Laden was found hiding as far back as 2009, Pakistani Foreign…
LONDON: Pakistan alerted the US to its suspicions about a compound where Osama bin Laden was found hiding as far back as 2009, Pakistani Foreign…
